Amy Locane Bovenizer, left, cries as she is being sentenced to three years in prison Thursday in Somerville, N.J. The former "Melrose Place" actress was driving drunk when her SUV plowed into a car and killed a New Jersey woman in 2010. Seated next to her is her lawyer. Patti Sapone, Star-Ledger via AP

Actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer, who appeared on the original "Melrose Place" and in films including "Cry-Baby" opposite Johnny Depp and "School Ties" with Brendan Fraser, has been sentenced to three years in prison for killing a woman while driving drunk.

In November, Locane-Bovenizer, 41, was convicted of vehicular homicide after her SUV crashed into a car as it was turning into a driveway in Montgomery Township, N.J., in 2010. The car's driver, Fred Seeman, was critically injured in the crash, while his wife, Helene, was killed.

The actress's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit at the time of the crash, according to the Associated Press. A witness told police that Locane-Bovenizer had rear-ended another car a few miles away.

She faced up to 10 years in prison. In lowering the maximum sentence, the judge cited the hardship on the actress's two children, one of whom is disabled.

Locane-Bovenizer apologized to the victim's family in court Thursday. After the verdict was announced, Fred Seeman yelled out "What a travesty!" and he and his son stormed out of the courtroom, the AP reported.

CASTING NEWS

Peter Dinklage has joined the cast of "X-Men: Days of Future Past."AP

Peter Dinklage, who won an Emmy for his role as Tyrion Lannister on HBO's "Game of Thrones," has joined the cast of "X-Men: Days of Future Past," according to Entertainment Weekly.

Director Bryan SingerTweeted the news Wednesday, but has not said what character Dinklage will play.

"Days of Future Past" is the sequel to "X-Men: First Class," which itself was a prequel to Singer's original "X-Men" in 2000 and "X2" in 2003. Got that?

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy return as the young Magneto and Professor Charles Xavier, respectively, while Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will appear again as the older versions of the characters. Hugh Jackman (as Logan/Wolverine), Anna Paquin (Marie/Rogue) and Ellen Page (Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat) are also set to appear in the new film. "First Class" co-stars Jennifer Lawrence (young Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (young Beast) are returning.

So far, Halle Berry has not signed on to reprise her role as Storm.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is scheduled to open July 18, 2014. Meanwhile, Jackman gets another solo film, "The Wolverine," which is due this July 26.

MORE AROUND THE WEB

Jason Isaacs will shoot the CBS drama pilot "Surgeon General."AP

• Hello to Jason Isaacs, who's giving network U.S. television another shot with the CBS drama pilot "Surgeon General," TVLine reports. The British actor previously starred in last season's short-lived drama "Awake" as well as Showtime's "Brotherhood."

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